Frank Oppenheimer
Acting
August 14, 1912
Died at age 72
February 3, 1985
Date of Death
New York City, New York, USA
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Biography
Frank Oppenheimer was an American particle physicist, cattle rancher, professor of physics at the University of Colorado, and the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco. A younger brother of renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, Frank Oppenheimer conducted research on aspects of nuclear physics during the time of the Manhattan Project, and made contributions to uranium enrichment.
